Diamonds are Forever is Connery's last EON film as Bond, and it's, well, astounding. Not really in a quality way. It's probably the worst Bond film I've seen so far. But it's so bad, so unapologetically kitschy and stupid, it's hard NOT to give it credit. Seeing Connery pilot a space vehicle through the Nevada desert while being pursued by dirt bikes is the height of absurdity, but you can't help being amazed at the dedication to PUT IT ON FILM. He also spends much of the movie being stalked by two homosexuals who are seemingly Crosby, Stills and Nash fans, awful actors whose inherent awfulness actually makes them creepier. The third actor to portray Blofeld in as many movies, Charles Gray, is effectively cookie-cutter. This is the height of late 60's-early 70's "future technology" pictures. The red lights on beige control panels blink on and off menacingly while spray-painted cardboard machines try to draw attention away from matte backdrops. And Connery looks tired by this one, his age starting to show.

Hell of a break-in to a penthouse, though, I must say.